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L. B. SNEDBN & H. N. HOLDEN. FIFTH WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

No. 326,686. Patented Sept. 22, 1885.

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UNITED STATES ATENT Ursrcs.

LEONARD B. SNEDEN AND HORATIO N. HOLDEN, OF HAOKENSAOK, N. J.

FIFTH-WH EEL FOR VEHICLES.

gLFEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 326,686, datedSeptember 22, 1885.

Application filed June 2'7, 1885. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, LEONARD B. SNEDEN and HORATIO N. HOLDEN, both ofHackensack, Bergen county, in the State of New Jersey, have invented anImproved W'agonGear, of which the following is a full,clear,and exactdescription. reference being made to the accompanying drawings.

Figure l is a front view, partly in section, of our improved wagongear.Fig. 2 is aside view of the same, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a topView of the same.

Our invention relates to improvements in wagon-gears; and it consists informing the lower part of the head-block of metal, which is welded tothe forward metallic end of the reach, independent of and above thefixed plate of the fifth-wheel.

In the drawings, A represents the head-block, which we construct of twoparts, the upper part, h, of wood, and the lower part, Z, of metal.These two parts are firmly bolted together, as at jj. To the lowermetallic part, i, of the head-block is welded the front end of themetallic front part, D, of the reach, which reach curves downwardly, asshown in Fig. 2, until it again takes ahorizontal direction at a. The

rear end of this metallic part of the reach is forked, as shown, orotherwise constructed to receive the wooden part or body of the reachI), which is firmly secured to the metallic part D of the reach, andwhich extends to the hind axle of the vehicle. The reach is shown singlein Fig. 3, but the invention is equally applicable to a double reach.The upper ring, Z, of the fifth-wheel E is secured by rivets orotherwise to the lower side of the metallic part iof the head-block, andby an arm, f,to the metal portion D of the reach. The lower ring, m, ofthe fifth-wheel is secured to the front axle, G, in the usual manner.

F is the king-bolt which passes through the head-block, including thelower metallic part, 2', of the same, and also above said metallic parti, through the metal part D of the reach. Said king-bolt F is secured bya clip to the axle G, below which said clip is held, by nuts, orotherwise. As the king-bolt F passes through the lower metallic part ofthe head-block,and also through the metallic reach D, the wear is takenup by said metal parts, and consequently the wooden upper portion, h, ofthe head-block is protected from wear. As the wooden part b of the reachis lowered by curving its metal part, D, as shown, the body of thevehicle may also be lowered, which is a great advantage.

We claim-- 1. The combination of the head-block A, consisting of anupper wooden portion h, and a lower metallic portion, Z,with the fixedfifthwheel plate Z, movable fifth-wheel plate m, axle G, king-bolt F,and metallic reach D, said reach being welded to the lower metallicportion, 1', of the head-blockAabove the plane of the plate Z,substantially as herein shown and described.

2. The combination of the head-block A, having lower metallic portion,Z, with the fixed fifth-wheel plate Z, movable fifth-wheel plate m, axleG, king-bolt F, and metallic reach D, that is welded to the metallicportion i of the head-block above the plane of the plate Z, and which iscurved, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and described.

LEONARD B. SNEDEN. HORATIO N. HOLDEN.

WVitnesses:

CHARLES G. M. THOMAS, HARRY M. TURK.

